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Internet Use as Everyday Religion on the Rise, Cyborgization Still in its Early Stages

Internet Use as Everyday Religion on the Rise, Cyborgization Still in its Early Stages

DPI in the Caribbean: Building Trust, Going Together

The Caribbean DPI Summit, held in Kingston, Jamaica from April 8–10, 2025, brought together government leaders, civil society representatives, technologists, researchers, and regional organizations to explore how DPI can serve as a foundation for inclusive, resilient, and people-centered digital transformation across the Caribbean.

Diary of a Weepy Bourgeois: Generated Futures and the Fictional Left

12th of March

Public lecture: “Exploring Saturn: Lord of the Rings and Icy Moons” by Roland Brockers

Saturn, with its distinctive ring system, is one of the most impressive planets in our solar system. Roland Brockers will take the audience attending his public lecture on Thursday, 5 June (5 p.m., Lecture Hall 1, University of Klagenfurt) on an exciting journey to the ringed planet with the largest number of known moons in the solar system. Roland Brockers is Professor of Modular Robotic Systems in the Control of Networked Systems group and a researcher at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory / California Institute of Technology in California.

Die richtigen Fragen stellen: Tipps für bessere KI-Antworten

Mit der generativen Künstlichen Intelligenz (GenAI) wurde das Wort Prompt in unseren Sprachgebrauch eingeführt. Wörtlich übersetzten lässt es sich mit „Eingabeaufforderung“ und beschreibt die Interaktion mit sprachbasierter GenAI. Im Bereich Prompt Engineering wird viel geforscht, es ist fast unmöglich, jede Entwicklung zu verfolgen. Welches Modell ist für welche Aufgabe geeignet? Was ist Zero- und Few-Shot-Prompting? Sind meine geteilten Informationen nun sicher oder nicht?

Invitation to the lecture “Panda Heritage: Kinship Measurements and Life’s Value in Species Conservation” on 8 May (Dr. Christof Lammer)

Why are giant pandas considered an endangered species and a national treasure of China, while not all pandas are seen as equally valuable? Christof Lammer reports on his research into kinship measurements in species conservation and their political, economic, and ecological implications.

May 1st: Library closed

On May 1st the University Library stays closed.
 
Please register in good time – 24 h in advance of your use – for the 24/7 library to use our reading rooms and media stacks all around the clock as usual.
 
We look forward to your visit!
Der Beitrag May 1st: Library closed erschien zuerst auf University of Klagenfurt.

einBLICK: Nachrichten aus der JMU

Studierende lassen Experi­ment mit Höhen­forschungs­ballon steigen - Preis für Informatikerin Borrmann - JMU für Gleich­stellung ausgezeichnet - Programm für ausländische Gäste - Liturgie der Zukunft

National Survey Launch on Information Governance in Indonesia

In light of Indonesia’s election year, Safer Internet Lab conducted two major surveys to examine the state of information governance: a national public opinion survey and a stakeholder perception survey. The findings from both surveys were launched on January 16, 2025, during an event titled “Rilis Survei Nasional: Menyusun Peta Jalan Menghadapi Gangguan Informasi di Era AI Generatif” at the CSIS Auditorium in Central Jakarta.

Patricio Del Boca: ‘What we need is concrete tech for the people who need it, and nothing else’

This is the fourteenth conversation of the 100+ Conversations to Inspire Our New Direction (#OKFN100) project.

Starting 2023, we are meeting with more than 100 people to discuss the future of open knowledge, shaped by a diverse set of visions from artists, activists, scholars, archivists, thinkers, policymakers, data scientists, educators, and community leaders from everywhere.

Emmanuelle Marceau présente les résultats de ses travaux de recherche au Conseil supérieur de la magistrature et à la Cour de cassation en France

En 2024, Emmanuelle Marceau, professeure de philosophie au Cégep du Vieux Montréal  et chercheuse au Centre de recherche en droit public, a eu le plaisir d’être accueillie par l’Institut des étude

Erwachsenenbildung: Neuer Master am Start

Lebenslanges Lernen, lebenslange Bildung, Bildungsangebote für Erwachsene: Das ist unerlässlich, um freiheitliche Demokratien in einer immer komplexeren Welt zu stärken. In der modernen Wissensgesellschaft mit ihren ständig sich fortentwickelnden Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien ist lebenslanges Lernen so gefragt wie nie zuvor. Dass Erwachsene daran ein großes Interesse haben, zeigt sich an hohen Teilnahmequoten bei einschlägigen Bildungsangeboten.

Efficient and secure: better systems for enhancing cybersecurity

KKChitchanok Chuengsatiansup moved from the University of Melbourne to the University of Klagenfurt at the end of 2024 with the aim of continuing her work on optimised cryptographic codes that accomplish several goals: While maintaining the security offered by the design, the computational resources required to execute cryptographic code and the overheads to integrate such code into different systems should be minimal.

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Nouvelles publications de Miriam Cohen

La réparation pour les violations massives des droits humains : une cartographie de la mosaïque de mécanismes nationaux 

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Moving fast together: How sandboxes can help build trust in Digital Public Infrastructure

As African countries accelerate the deployment of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), the essential, interoperable digital systems that enable public and private services at scale, trust is emerging as the cornerstone of sustainable implementation.4 DPI systems, which include digital identity, payment platforms, and data exchange mechanisms, hold transformative potential for governance, social inclusion, and economic growth. Yet, despite the promise, building citizen trust in DPI remains a complex, context-dependent challenge.

Research Report: Confronting Structural Silencing: Challenges and Resistance Among Digital Feminist Activists in Lebanon

We’re sharing a new, in-depth study conducted by SMEX exploring the evolving landscape of feminist digital activism in Lebanon—specifically the compounded challenges that feminist organizers face when navigating online spaces shaped by patriarchal repression, surveillance, and platform bias.

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Responsible AI Experimentation in Africa: Highlights from the AI Sandboxes Co-Creation Lab, Kigali

On April 2, 2025, the Datasphere Initiative kicked off its AI Sandboxes Co-Creation Lab series in Kigali, Rwanda, ahead of the inaugural Global AI Summit on Africa. Held at Westerwelle Startup Haus Kigali, the session convened 17 participants from government, private sector, academia, development organisations and civil society to explore how sandboxes can serve as agile governance tools for advancing responsible AI across the continent.

Carinthian Academic Championships – Table Tennis 2025

This year’s Carinthian Academic Table Tennis Championships took place as usual on 23.04.2025 at the Sportpark Klagenfurt. The winners in the women’s and men’s singles and doubles competitions were determined in great competition conditions. The women’s singles and doubles competitions were played in a knockout system. The men’s singles was played in 4 groups, with the first and second-placed players in each group advancing to the quarter-finals.